About Nikita, Co-founder and COO
Nikita Cretu is a Co-founder and COO of Lumino, a recruitment consultancy focused on exclusively aligning talent within the emerging European Cannabis Industry. In 2015, during and more extensively after his business degree, Nikita started working for Europe’s first cannabis clinic in Spain, where he was responsible for the expansion into the German market and developed a deeper understanding and passion for the needs and effectiveness of cannabis based medicines and how they greatly improved the quality of patients lives. This passion drove Nikita to project manage and in turn consult various cannabis companies in the Americas, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and the UK in the field of licensing, real estate, raw materials and genetics before the inception of Lumino.
With Nikita’s passion for drug policy reform, patient access and overall love for the industry and its potential, he can not wait to further develop this space by supporting value driven organisations and professionals who’s culture, expertise and knowledge can shape this industry for the better.
About Ellen, Managing Director
Ellen Jardim is the Managing Director for Lumino Group with a background in traditional pharmaceutical recruitment. She is the architect and operator of the entire recruitment process which is specifically designed to match the nuanced requirements of the emerging cannabis industry. Building strong, long term and mutually beneficial relationships with clients and candidates. She thrives when working in diverse companies that are driven by strong values and ethics.
Timestamps
- 0:00 Welcome to The Cannabis Conversation
- 01:21 Introduction to Ellen and her background
- 02:09 Did you face any issues with the topic area or from friends and family when starting to work in the cannabis industry?
- 03:09 Being a Christian in cannabis
- 03:47 Introduction to Nikita and his background
- 09:20 About Lumino and the three verticals they operate in
- 12:04 Lumino’s bespoke approach
- 13:33 How Covid affected the cannabis jobs market
- 16:37 Sectors and subsectors within the cannabis jobs market
- 18:03 Popular jobs in the European cannabis industry right now
- 23:33 Existing industries job seekers are coming from
- 27:33 Advice for people looking to get into the cannabis industry
Resources
Connect with Ellen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-jardim-407458145/
Connect with Nikita on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-cretu-b24b83a8/
Follow Lumino on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumino/
Lumino’s Website: https://luminorecruit.com/